Brentford

Brentford
Skyline of Brentford town centre, facing south-west.
Brentford is located in Greater London
Brentford
Brentford
Location within Greater London
Area5.87 km2 (2.27 sq mi)
Population27,907 (Syon, Brentford wards 2011)[1]
• Density4,754/km2 (12,310/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTQ1878
• Charing Cross8 mi (12.9 km) WNW
London borough
Ceremonial countyGreater London
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBRENTFORD
Postcode districtTW8
Dialling code020
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51°29′10″N 0°18′36″W / 51.486°N 0.310°W / 51.486; -0.310

Brentford is a suburban town in West London, England and part of the London Borough of Hounslow. It lies at the confluence of the River Brent and the Thames, 8 miles (13 km) west of Charing Cross.

Its economy has diverse company headquarters buildings which mark the start of the M4 corridor; in transport it also has two railway stations and Boston Manor Underground station on its north-west border with Hanwell. Brentford has a convenience shopping and dining venue grid of streets at its centre. Brentford at the start of the 21st century attracted regeneration of its little-used warehouse premises and docks including the re-modelling of the waterfront to provide more economically active shops, townhouses and apartments, some of which comprises Brentford Dock. A 19th and 20th centuries mixed social and private housing locality: New Brentford is contiguous with the Osterley neighbourhood of Isleworth and Syon Park and the Great West Road which has most of the largest business premises.

  1. ^ "Brentford Ward (as of 2011)". nomisweb.co.uk. Retrieved 9 June 2021.